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Whenever I feel like I’m being an absent father, I do apologize to my son and just say, “I’ve got something to work on that’s very, very
important and one day this will be over with, but until then I can’t take you to things. I can’t take you to movies. I can’t take you to the
ballpark. I can’t go to the (Cincinnati) Reds games like we always used to go to. I can’t do it.” And of course, that’s what happened during the
campaign too, thinking I’d make it all up once the campaign was over. Of course I still can’t do that yet. So that’s half of what I’m fighting
for.Before we get to that, one thing I want to point out, which is rarely reported, is my original home down around Corydon and New Albany.
I’m originally from a Democrat family. I was politically aware at a young age in general, but because I’ve got a large Democrat family that
helped me to (understand) if there was a difference of opinion about politics, I was always respectful of that. ... but I’d always tell people,
I don’t want any of you to do anything that’s going to hurt someone’s livelihood. I don’t want anyone to do anything like file for a prosecutor
or attorney general, or the disciplinary commission, because that is what is what gets people not to want to run for office and that is what
gets people not to want to vote. I said, no matter how bad things get, it can get bad to a certain point, but there’s a certain point to where
you don’t go past. BecauseTuesday
then itNovember
becomes uncivilized.
Now, as to the timeline: You know, the one thing I did that probably did not help
1, 2011
me, but as a citizen I’m very proud to have done this, was … there was a feeling among many factions that (former Hamilton County Prosecutor)
Sonia Leerkamp needed to just retire and go away. I was friends with (Leerkamp) for years, but I felt that she burned a lot of bridges with
the (Hamilton) County Council, when she called them extortionists, because hers was the only office that would not file work reviews for
their employees, and I thought she had a horrible record on (sex crime cases). I believed as a citizen and as a county chairman that she and
her executive staff were incompetent, and they didn’t work well with the county council. And that’s why I met with a man named Paul Felix
several times. I felt I had to get Felix to run. Sonia told one of my good friends that, “I’m going to get him someday for this,” meaning me.
And she sent letters to every precinct committeeman attacking me for supporting Felix, even though in past years I’d supported her. And then
she lost that primary, and everybody was fairly happy. When the charges were filed against me by Greg Purvis and then by Vop Osili, one thing
to understand is that this practice had been done by Democrats in the past against other local officials and nothing was ever done, no matter
what the merits of the case were. It didn’t matter if you were a county chairman, or if you were an elected official currently, Sonia never went
after anybody. It didn’t matter how bad it was. She simply didn’t do it. Or she called a grand jury and found a way to make sure they were given a
“no” bill. So at the time I thought, Here they go again, filing yet another thing and this is ridiculous. because. No. 1, I didn’t do anything
wrong and, No. 2, prosecutors across the state have priorities. They go after people that are dangers to society. They don’t spend their time
letting three special prosecutors go after somebody for something like this. So here we are. I get this phone call to tell me that Vop, my
Democrat opponent was in my office and (an Indianapolis television station) was there with him. The caller’s observation, or point to me was,
“Charlie, I think it’s payback time.” And then a couple hours later, they announce they’re going to pick special prosecutors. Now you have to
understand, this is six weeks before statewide election. Nobody does this. (Leerkamp’s) office doesn’t do anything quickly. I mean, look at
their record on protecting rape victims. They don’t work this quickly. But they worked with greased lightning on this one. They decided to
pick (special prosecutors) so quickly, right before the election, so the Democrats could run ads like the “Sorry Charlie” ads and have all
the headlines they created, but here’s the thing though … we have a five-year statute of limitations on some of these things. What was the big
hurry six weeks before an election to start on this when no other prosecutor in the state would?The problem is, and the biggest regret I have
- and I don’t know how I would have dealt with this differently - but what I really regret is the fact that I didn’t take a step back and look
at the situation. It’s been widely reported out of the entertainment of (an Indianapolis newspaper) about my wife’s debts. My wife had a hard
life. ... I wanted to take care of the woman I intended to marry ... . I don’t regret helping my fiancée, but what I do regret is that I should
have taken a step back and realized, for example, that the fact that someone did use her name and Social Security number to set up bills in
places she never lived, or racked up bills in places she no longer lived, that it would mean I would have to put my name on bills, which they’re
now using against me. When you’re trying to help somebody that needs help, when you know you’re going to get married - and this is something
the media will not report - when she has two children and I have a child - a 6-year-old, a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old - you need to do what
is in the best interest of those children. There is no darn way that I’m going to live (out of his district with Michelle before they wed) every
day until I get married.
That is just the right
thing to do. I
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be the mantra for all. Last month was National Breast Cancer Awareness
month, and we encourage all women to be vigilant regarding their bodies.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Additionally, almost
2000 men are diagnosed each year.
There are many different types of breast cancer and numerous treatment regimens. Women who suspect they have an abnormality should
make an appointment with their doctor. The highest risk factor is being
a woman and higher for those older than 60 years old. Heredity and
unhealthy lifestyles also play a significant role. Although the risk factors
for breast cancer are easily discovered on the Internet, one should never
depend on that source alone. We encourage women not to be frightened
of the mammogram procedure. Improvements have been made that have
shortened the procedure time and also lessened the pain. Most insurance
plans and Medicare cover the cost of mammograms.
As we enjoy seeing the professional athletes decked out in pink, let’s
not forget the reason they have agreed to don this color.

Peyton Manning

It is our position when the Indianapolis Colts
drafted Peyton Manning in 1998, they got more
than they had bargained for. Very few athletes, if any, do as much for their
community than Peyton has done for central Indiana.
Not only has Manning brought excitement on the field and the kind of
play that has captivated Colts fans, but his commitment off the field is admirable as well. Manning’s Peyback foundation has helped disadvantaged
youth by assisting programs that provide leadership. Manning also has the
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincents, which provides valuable resources for sick children.
We believe the argument can also be made without Peyton Manning,
Indianapolis would not have a Super Bowl. Very few losing teams get new
stadiums and as we see from this year, Manning was a major factor in the
Colts’ success.
We do not want to speculate on Manning’s future playing in the NFL,
we do believe if anyone can come back from a neck injury like this it is
Peyton Manning. His hard work and devotion to the game has given Colts
fans no reason to doubt him.

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Every week, we will print a portion of the U.S. Constitution, followed by a portion of the Indiana
Constitution. We encourage you
to benchmark government policies against these bedrock documents. Today:
the Indiana Constitution.
ARTICLE 15. Miscellaneous Section 7. County areas No county shall
be reduced to an area less than four hundred square miles; nor shall any
county, under that area, be further reduced.
Section 8. Repealed (Repealed November 8, 1988.)
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of the arm of the Central Canal,
shall not be sold or leased.
Section 10. Tippecanoe
Battle Ground It shall be the
duty of the General Assembly, to provide for the permanent enclosure and
preservation of the Tippecanoe Battle Ground.
ARTICLE 16 Amendments Section 1. Amendments (a) An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed in either branch of the General
Assembly. If the amendment is agreed to by a majority of the members
elected to each of the two houses, the proposed amendment shall, with
the yeas and nays thereon, be entered on their journals, and referred to the
General Assembly to be chosen at the next general election.

FROM THE BACKSHOP
Letters to the editor: Your take welcomed
Now, before all the anti-Andy Cook
folks get all riled up over Westfield resident
Mic Mead’s letter to the editor (elsewhere
in today’s edition), we need to make one
thing perfectly clear: The letters section of
this newspaper is open to all comers. Back
during the primary election run-up, Mead
wrote a load of letters touting the virtues of
Cook’s candidacy. We took a lot of heat for
that. We were told, among other things, we
were “running” Cook’s campaign. Nothing
could have been more off base. Time and
again, we have stated in this space that this
is your newspaper and that news is what
our readers say it is. Again, if you want to
write a letter and express a view, do it, please.
Typically, we restrict length to 200 words.
If we have fewer letters, we allow for a bit
more in length. The point is, Current is not
Cook’s public relations machine, as some
have characterized it; were that the case, we’d
be charging hizzonor approximately $250
an hour. But it isn’t the case and it won’t be
the case. That we happen to agree with most
of the moves he makes in an effort to better
the city is only our opinion. Letters to the
editor, then, may be used to express your
opinion(s). Please consider submitting yours

Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg
to our managing editor, Lindsay Eckert at
lindsay@youarecurrent.com. Thank you, and
don’t forget to vote Nov. 8; it’s your right
and your responsibility.
•••
We’d like to offer hearty congratulations
to the 98 Westfield High School seniors that
recently were honored for academic excellence by the Westfield Washington Board of
School Trustees at the 14th-annual Evening
of Excellence. The annual program honors
seniors who have a grade-point average of
3.8 at the end of their junior year. For the
complete list of honorees, please visit www.
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COMMENATY
By Lindsay Eckert
Westfield is opening a new thoroughfare for
Hamilton County today,
Cool Creek Parkway
Road will be dedicated
by Mayor Andy Cook
at 10 this morning. Last
week just up the street
Wal-Mart cut the ribbon
in celebration of its newly
revamped store and those
are not the only things
brewing in Shamrock
City. As the holiday
season is slowly starting
to whisper through the
streets there are plenty of
ways to get involved in
lighting up your community. Westfield in Lights
may be a month away, but the planning for the
downtown Christmas festivities, including carriage rides, gingerbread house contests, a winter
market and, of course, the official lighting of the
Christmas tree, has reached Santa-sized propor-

tions. If you’d like to get involved in the event
please contact, Chairperson Wendy Vivirito at
wendy@ritao.com. Talking about getting involved, I will be holding
“office hours” at Good
Life Coffee House, 108
E. Main St. ibeginning
Nov. 15. So stop in and
share your stories and
tips. I will be at the coffee
house every Tuesday from
3 to 6p.m. If you don’t
get the chance to stop by,
send your stories, ideas
and events my way at
Lindsay@youarecurrent.
com. I hope last night
brought you many tricks
and even more treats!

I will be holding “office
hours” at Good Life
Coffee House, 108 E.
Main St. in Westfield
beginning Nov. 15. So
stop in and share your
stories and events.

Lindsay Eckert is the managing
editor of Current in Westfield.
You can reach him via e-mail at
Lindsay@youarecurrent.com.

Westfield, we want to hear from you!
This is YOUR newspaper, so please send your story ideas, news tips, news releases, letters
and photographs to our managing editor, Lindsay Eckert, at lindsay@youarecurrent.com

Tired of yearning

Commentary
By Terry Anker
In 1882 wealthy poet, Emma Lazarus, along
with a number of other artists and writers, was
asked to donate an original poem to support the
proposed construction
of a monument in New
York City. Originally she
demurred, claiming she
couldn’t really emote for
a statue. Moreover, she
was already charitably
engaged working against
the deplorable conditions
of those fleeing antiSemitism across Europe.
Eventually, she agreed and
penned “The New Colossus” hoping it might bring
attention to the difficulties faced by the arriving refugees into America.
Not only was her work well regarded by those
attending the benefit, officials ultimately declared
it worthy of posting in bronze at the base of the
new work, The Statue of Liberty.
Although the whole of the piece is worthy of
review, most of us remember, “Give me your
tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to
breathe free The wretched refuse of your teeming
shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed

to me I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
The imagery evokes the difficulty of sea-crossing
in crowded vessels seeking a new and better way
of life in a faraway land. Is it really different than
those crossing thousands of miles of jungle and
desert on foot, in auto
or on train from Central
America seeking a better
life for themselves and
their families? Regardless, the recent gaggle of
protesters on the tony
plazas in and around
Wall Street (from many
of which, Lady Liberty is
fully in view) reminded
me of this poem and led
me to ponder what Ms.
Lazarus might think of
the goings-on.
Is America built upon the guarantee of wealth
and contentedness? Or, is it a place that only
promises the ability of their pursuit? Is it freedom or something else that is now yearned?

Is America built upon
the guarantee of wealth
and contentedness? Or,
is it a place that only
promises the ability of
their pursuit?

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Defending ‘business magnets’
Editor:
Westfield Mayor Andy Cook’s opponents each
want to be mayor, but have not participated in
public meetings. One has never attended, but
pretends to know everything about the city.
They don’t like Westfield’s two business “magnets” (Grand Park and Grand Junction) that
already show great promise. Besides the tourism
business these will bring, many professional
businesses are already planning to be part of
it. At a recent school board meeting Superintendent Mark Keen stated, “There will be an
explosion of applications when the city breaks
ground.” He went on to fully support these
initiatives to increase our commercial tax base
that will bring down every tax bill. No opponent
proposes any plan what-so-ever on how to accomplish this. TIFs are not subsidized as the opponents claim. They are paid fully by new taxes
on the projects served. These projects would not
otherwise exist. They are misinformed to say the

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library, etc, are denied revenue by TIFs -just the
opposite will be true.
It takes a lot of planning to stay ahead of
landowners and developers. Cook has inspired
and led citizens to do just that. More than two
hundred of us developed our 2007 Comprehensive Plan which required special studies for the
old downtown to become an economic engine
that would preserve the village atmosphere,
and for the employment area that will become
the sports fields. For nearly four years I, along
with many other citizens, have participated in
these very public studies. I don’t believe any of
Cook’s opponents ever attended. If it were not
for Republican Cook’s vision, the developers
would overwhelm us as they did before this era
of vision and planning.
This time Republicans, don’t take the election
for granted. Vote wisely next Tuesday.
Mic Mead
46074

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DISPATCHES
» Time change – Don’t forget to set your
clocks back one hour Sunday as Daylight
Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. The Westfield
Washington Township Fire Dept. encourages residents to change the batteries in
their smoke detectors when they change
their clocks.
» Speed date your business – Speed date
your way to new business contacts at this
network breakfast event at Mudsocks Grill
with the Carmel, Westfield and Noblesville
Chambers. Come prepared with a oneminute elevator speech, and bring your
business cards and brochures to distribute
as you rotate from table to table. Make
new personal contacts from all the chambers and leave with contact information
for all participants. 14741 Hazel Dell Pkwy
. Pre-payment is required to confirm your
reservation. $10/member; $20/non-member register online.
» Swedish educators to visit WWS –
Westfield Washington Schools was selected by the American Society for Quality’s to
host site visits for educators from Sweden
and Holland. Tomorrow, WWS will host
guests from the Swedish Institute for Quality and on Nov. 9, guests from the Dutch
Center for Leadership Development.
Events are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.
and close at 3:00 p.m. both days.
» Trump that – Are you a euchre enthusiast looking for three other players?
Then join in the fun when the Westfield
Washington Public Library Euchre Group
meets at 5:30 p.m. the second and fourth
Wednesday of each month. Come enjoy
a relaxing evening of fun with some great
people at this free program on Nov. 9.

Holiday hopelessness
COMMENTARY
By Danielle Wilson
I can’t believe I’m already saying this, but the
holidays are stressing me out. Thanksgiving is
only a few weeks away, and Christmas is looming
in the background. I have starting losing sleep
over upcoming family get-togethers, gift shopping and general winter madness. What gives?
I’m going to take the liberty of blaming
my parents for this first round of holiday jitters. Normally, we go over the (Ohio) River
and through the woods (a neighborhood with
mature trees) to the grandparents’ house on
Thanksgiving and spend the weekend with my
side of the family. We devour fowl, we watch
Lifetime, we even place a few bets at Churchill
Downs. This is Kentucky, people, where bourbon, tobacco and ponies reign supreme.
But, noooo, this year Mom and Dad are
heading to sunny and geriatric-friendly Florida,
leaving me and my four siblings home-forthe-holiday-less. So my twin will stay in Los
Angeles, my younger sister will be in Columbus,
another in Louisville and the baby of the family will travel to Cleveland to be with her boyfriend. Where does that leave me? Here in Indy,
I guess. But Doo’s parents are also in Florida,
which is actually irrelevant because Turkey Day
is supposed to be about my family. So now it
looks like I’ll get a double dose of my in-laws,
which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it’s just not

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» Holiday pottery for kids – Kids can get
ready for the holiday season at Kid’s Pottery
Classes with Jeremy South at the Westfield Washington Public Library on Nov.
11. There are two sessions: Tiny Tots (age
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the way it’s supposed to be: My way and with
my mommy and daddy!
Christmas shopping? Usually I’d have all the
kids’ shopping nearly finished by now, nieces and
nephews in the works, and plans for parents completed. This year? Zip. Nada. I haven’t purchased
one Barbie doll, Lego set or black pair of socks.
I have yet to waste hours on Amazon, or Craig’s
List searching for an antique doo-hickey for
Grams’ thing-a-ma-bob. I haven’t even compiled
a disgustingly detailed list yet. I’m chalking up
the delay in maternal obligation to my job and
the IRS. This making-a-living thing is really getting in the way of my enjoying-life thing.
Added to the anxiety are the admittedly self-inflicted stress inducers: several baby showers, work
parties, the obligatory New Year’s Eve celebration,
and two very large birthdays for me and Doo. We
both turn 40 in January. Uh-oh, there go my heart
palpitations. Deep breaths. What’s a girl to do?
Why, vent to her beloved readers and calm
the heck down. After all, the holiday season just
wouldn’t be the same without anxiety-induced
insomnia, right? So let’s get this party started
early. Peace out.

News briefs
Flex Map implemented in Westfield
Westfield has announced
the deployment of the Flex
Map viewer. In cooperation
with the Environmental Systems Research Institute and
Hamilton County, the City
of Westfield’s Informatics
Dept. has configured a new
Flex Map.
The flex map allows users to retrieve specific data
such as address points,
council districts, PUD information, public
buildings, restaurants, trails, police beats and

much more. This map will
allow the public to access
data in one location. Users
can choose what information
they would like to see in any
combination and even print
a customized map. Additionally, the flex map improves
internal efficiency by allowing employees to edit features
from mobile phones in the
field.
To use the City’s Flex Map feature, visit http://maps.westfield.in.gov.

Two teacher teams will present on the Summer R.O.C.K.S. (Reviewing Online Content
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The district will also host two site visits for
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In its continuing work to bring high-profile interviews and reporting on and about some of our
most interesting citizens, public and private, Current presents the following exclusive, one-on-one
discussion between Terry Anker, its associate editor,
and Charlie White, the embattled Indiana secretary
of state. The conversation, which included his new
bride, Michelle, raised questions ranging from the
personal to his all-too-public legal and political
battles. The following is a transcript of their words
– edited only for space and style. The words and
opinions are theirs entirely. Because of the continuing
litigation, the questions were intentionally not aimed
at legal strategy, precise legal issues or the attorney
representing White, ex-Marion County Prosecutor
Carl Brizzi. Instead, they were intended to allow the
Whites to share their story.

Current: What do you tell your kids about
this period?
Michelle White: Well, you know we don’t

watch the local news and we’re hoping that they’re Michelle and Charlie White at their home in Fishers.
still oblivious. My oldest daughter is the one that
gets feedback from her friends, but they are very supportive. She’s Day weekend 2010, and it was one of the best days of my life.
You know, it still is. Six weeks before the election was over, I was
14 now and it’s actually kind of sad because one of her good guy
just looking forward to leaving town and having a real honeyfriends wanted to be in politics until this thing came up. My son
moon. That’s what I was planning on doing. I didn’t plan on this.
is so young that he’s just happy-go-lucky; and with Charlie’s boy,
... So, we haven’t really gotten to our newlywed stage yet. We’ve
I know his mom talks with him. I just try to make it as normal
always said that when this is over, we’re going to get remarried
as possible for the kids even though after work Charlie’s at home
and we’re going to start this over again and just press the reset
doing his research.
button and do a do-over.
Charlie White: Whenever I feel like I’m being an absent faMW: It just feels like our life has been put on pause, and it’s
ther, I do apologize to my son and just say, “I’ve got something to
always lingering in the back of our mind, this whole process that
work on that’s very, very important and one day this will be over
we have to go through.
with, but until then I can’t take you to things. I can’t take you to
(At this point Michelle White leaves the conversation to go to
movies. I can’t take you to the ballpark. I can’t go to the (Cincinwork.)
nati) Reds games like we always used to go to. I can’t do it.”

And of course, that’s what happened
during the campaign too, thinking I’d
make it all up once the campaign was
over. Of course I still can’t do that yet.
So that’s half of what I’m fighting for.
Current: How did the two of you meet and fall in love?
MW: He didn’t ask me out to dinner again soon enough (after

their first blind date), so I kind of made the first move. I mean
even though our professional lives are completely different, what
we believe in for our family and what we like to do for fun is
the same. And, he wanted a normal (non-political) life when he
comes home from work, and he found that in me.
CW: Actually, I knew she was the one because I was willing to
give up politics for her. Whatever I had to do, I thought, it was
okay, so I knew she was the right one.
Current: As newlyweds, what’s next for your family?
CW: First of all, let me go back to before we were newlyweds.

Michelle was very understanding that I was gone all the time, and
through the whole process of actually getting married, meaning,
when can Charlie slow down enough to get a wedding together
and miss being (Hamilton County Republican chairman), Fishers Town Council, trying to do stuff for my former employer and
running for statewide office. We had to postpone it to Memorial

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Current: How did the case unfold?
CW: Before we get to that, one thing I want to point out,

which is rarely reported, is my original home down around Corydon and New Albany. I’m originally from a Democrat family.
I was politically aware at a young age in general, but because
I’ve got a large Democrat family that helped me to (understand)
if there was a difference of opinion about politics, I was always
respectful of that. ... but I’d always tell people, I don’t want any
of you to do anything that’s going to hurt someone’s livelihood.
I don’t want anyone to do anything like file for a prosecutor or
attorney general, or the disciplinary commission, because that is
what gets people not to want to run for office and that is what
gets people not to want to vote. I said, no matter how bad things
get, it can get bad to a certain point, but there’s a certain point
to where you don’t go past. Because then it becomes uncivilized.
Now, as to the timeline: You know, the one thing I did that probably did not help me, but as a citizen I’m very proud to have
done this, was … there was a feeling among many factions that
(former Hamilton County Prosecutor) Sonia Leerkamp needed to
just retire and go away. I was friends with (Leerkamp) for years,
but I felt that she burned a lot of bridges with the (Hamilton)
County Council, when she called them extortionists, because
hers was the only office that would not file work reviews for their
employees, and I thought she had a horrible record on (sex crime
cases). I believed as a citizen and as a county chairman that she
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well with the county council. And that’s why I
met with a man named Paul Felix several times.
I felt I had to get Felix to run. Sonia told one
of my good friends that, “I’m going to get him
someday for this,” meaning me. And she sent
letters to every precinct committeeman attacking me for supporting Felix, even though in past
years I’d supported her. And then she lost that
primary, and everybody was fairly happy. When
the charges were filed against me by Greg Purvis
and then by Vop Osili, one thing to understand
is that this practice had been done by Democrats
in the past against other local officials and nothing was ever done, no matter what the merits
of the case were. It didn’t matter if you were a
county chairman, or if you were an elected official currently, Sonia never went after anybody.
It didn’t matter how bad it was. She simply didn’t
do it. Or she called a grand jury and found a
way to make sure they were given a “no” bill. So
at the time I thought, Here they go again, filing
yet another thing and this is ridiculous. No. 1, I
didn’t do anything wrong and, No. 2, prosecutors across the state
have priorities. They go after people that are dangers to society.
They don’t spend their time letting three special prosecutors go
after somebody for something like this. So here we are. I get this
phone call to tell me that Vop, my Democrat opponent was in
my office and (an Indianapolis television station) was there with
him. The caller’s observation, or point to me was, “Charlie, I
think it’s payback time.” And then a couple hours later, they announce they’re going to pick special prosecutors.

Now you have to understand, this is six
weeks before statewide election. Nobody
does this. (Leerkamp’s) office doesn’t do
anything quickly. I mean, look at their
record on protecting rape victims.
They don’t work this quickly. But they worked with greased
lightning on this one. They decided to pick (special prosecutors)
so quickly, right before the election, so the Democrats could run
ads like the “Sorry Charlie” ads and have all the headlines they
created, but here’s the thing though … we have a five-year statute
of limitations on some of these things. What was the big hurry
six weeks before an election to start on this when no other prosecutor in the state would?

Current: Some have claimed that this prosecution is
disproportionately aggressive. If you agree, why do you believe it to be so?
CW: Well, I’ve maintained from the beginning that we’ve bro-

ken no laws and ... the law was there to protect people that are
in transition. And that’s why I won the recount decision three to
nothing with three judges. The three judges on the case were all
attorneys and one of them was a former Democrat judge here in
Hamilton County, Buddy Pylitt. So when you look at the law
and you apply all of the current controlling case laws, it’s all on
my side. But the problem is when the media will not report what
the law is. Now, they didn’t mind that Evan Bayh - all this law
that we have today is because of Evan Bayh - he was secretary
of state and an attorney when he ran for governor when they

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were saying he did not have residency because he lived in Washington,
D.C., during part of that time. He said in front of everyone that whenever he came home he lived in his dad’s condo in Marion County. Then
the Republican Party said, “Why are you voting in Vigo (County) even
though you haven’t lived there since you were 7?” So (Bayh) was claiming that he was living in Marion County, and (former Indiana State Republican Chairman) Gordon Dernil, who was on the recount board for
me, claimed that he committed voter fraud and voter registration fraud,
and the media attacked Republicans for nitpicking. They all canonized
Evan Bayh for being a victim. All the same newspapers that went against
me - including (an Indianapolis newspaper) ... and we’re talking about
a 15-minute drive between precincts for me, versus states away for Evan
Bayh - said we needed a choice, you don’t need to nitpick. So nobody
wanted to prosecute Evan Bayh criminally, so they still went for the civil
candidacy challenge, which Evan Bayh won, which is still controlling case
law on the residency issue.

Now every time I bring up Evan Bayh’s
name, the same people in the media who
covered that case want to have amnesia
and act like it never happened because my
dad wasn’t a senator and I’m just a regular
average middle-income citizen.
I don’t have a political pedigree. And every time I talk about Evan Bayh
they say, “Well that’s Evan Bayh.” Well, who cares; he’s a citizen. But most
importantly, if we’re all concerned about this now … remember on Evan
Bayh’s case that he stopped being a senator on Dec. 31, 2010. He lives
in D.C., his wife lives in D.C., and the man voted by absentee ballot in
Indianapolis. He claims as a homestead an $80,000 home in Indianapolis
that he does not live in. He lives in D.C. in a $2.3 million home. My
point is, I’m not saying Evan Bayh is committing voter fraud, I’m saying,

Secretary of State Charlie White is facing seven
felony counts after a special Grand Jury was convened
earlier this year to look into possible criminal charges
when White’s legal residence in Fishers was questioned. Those seven charges, which were announced
March 3, include:
Count 1: Submission of a false, fictitious or fraudulent registration application – a Class D felony. The
Grand Jury said White knowingly or intentionally sent
a voter registration change of address form on Feb.
23, 2010, to the Hamilton County Board of Voter Registration representing his new address was 7527 Broad
Leaf Lane in Fishers, when he knew he would be living
at 13086 Overview Drive in Fishers at the time of the
next election, which was the 2010 primary election.
Count 2: Perjury – a Class D felony. On Feb. 23,
2010, the Grand Jury said White committed the offense of perjury by knowingly or intentionally making
a false material statement under oath or affirmation
knowing that his voter registration change of address
form was false.
Count 3: Fraud on a financial institution – a Class
C felony. The Grand Jury said on Feb. 26, 2010,
White knowingly executed a scheme or artifice to
obtain money, funds or property owned by or under
the custody or control of a state or federally-chartered
insured financial institution by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises. The jury
felt that in a real estate closing transaction White represented an intention to reside at 13086 Overview Dr.
within 30 days of Feb. 26, 2010, and said that misrepresentation was material for White to obtain the loan

and more favorable interest rate.
Count 4: Voting in other district – a Class D
felony. On May 4, 2010, the Grand Jury said White
committed the offense of voting in other district by
voting in Delaware Township Precinct 12 – indicating
that he resided at 7527 Broad Leaf Lane – when in fact
he was living at 13086 Overlook Dr. at the time, which
is located in Fishers Fall Creek Township Precinct 5.
Count 5: Procuring, casting or tabulating a false,
fictitious or fraudulent ballot – a Class D felony. The
Grand Jury said that on May 4, 2010, White intentionally cast a vote in Fishers at Delaware Township Precinct 12 when he was residing in Fall Creek Township
Precinct 5.
Count 6: Perjury – a Class D felony. On May 18,
2010, the Grand Jury said White committed perjury
by stating on his marriage license application to the
Hamilton County Clerk’s Office, and under affirmation
of the truth, that his residence was 7527 Broad Leaf
Lane in Fishers when it was 13086 Overlook Dr. in
Fishers.
Count 7: Theft – a Class D felony. The Grand
Jury said from Nov. 5, 2009, to Sept. 28, 2010, White
committed theft by taking his pay as a Fishers Town
Council member for District 2 when he did not reside
in that council district.
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count carries a penalty upon conviction of a fixed
term between two and eight years in prison. Each of
White’s six Class D felony counts carries a penalty of
six months to three years in prison. All seven felony
counts carry a fine of up to $10,000.

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if Evan Bayh is allowed to do that, then every
citizen of Indiana should be allowed to have that
flexibility. Why do Evan and Susan Bayh get to
have more rights than the rest of us?
Current: What would be an idea resolution for the case?
CW: Well an ideal resolution to this case

come of this case, how do you move on
with your lives?
CW: It’s obviously been challenging. Having

said that when we’re done with this, no matter
what the outcome is, we’ve always said it’s wherever God wants us to be. But you don’t give up
just because, to a lot of the mainstream media,
it’s entertaining, or that they’re getting bored
with it or they don’t understand the law and
they don’t want to report it. Part of their story is
that they just want this guy to go. Literally, for
the Democrats and some of the people in the
media, I think, the fairy tale end to the story
would be if my family and I would just simply
curl up into a ball and die. We will not do that
for their entertainment.

would be that the case be dropped. I want to
get on with my life. I want to start the marriage
that I began. I haven’t even been able to have
a honeymoon yet. I’d like to be able to go on a
honeymoon. I’d like to be able to spend time
with my son again. I’d like to be able to spend
time with (Michelle’s) kids again. The other
thing that’s still very important is that the longer
that this drags out, this is not good for our elecCurrent: What is your greatest personal
tions process or our campaign process because
the more this goes on … we can’t have
people not wanting to vote or run for
office because of what happened to me.
I don’t want them thinking that they’re
going to have to talk to their wives and
their family if they think they’re going to
win and you have someone who’s sour
grapes who might lose and they’re going
to end up being like me and spending
nearly $200,000 in legal fees. But between the legal fees, between the $45,000
spent by the taxpayers for the recount
commission to their executive director
and what will eventually be paid special
prosecutors, this will be the most expensive vote in Indiana history.
Charlie White being sworn in as Indiana
Current: Regardless of the outSecretary of State.

disappointment?
CW: I really thought that as the next sec-

retary of state, I was going to be the guy that
helped tone down the partisan rhetoric about
certain election issues and focus on the core
functions that the legislature has allowed us to
work on. My disappointment was that this has
caused me not to be able to do that, No. 1. No.
2, I’m very disappointed that I feel like I was
kind of like a hot potato. The local prosecutor’s
office, whether they had malice or not, they just
had a bad media week and they just wanted to
pass the hot potato to somebody else so they
wouldn’t have to deal with it.
Current: What is your biggest regret?
CW: The problem is, and the biggest regret I

have - and I don’t know how I would have dealt
with this differently - but what I really regret is
the fact that I didn’t take a step back and look
at the situation. It’s been widely reported out
of the entertainment of (an Indianapolis newspaper) about my wife’s debts. My wife had a
hard life. ... I wanted to take care of the woman
I intended to marry ... . I don’t regret helping
my fiancée, but what I do regret is that I should
have taken a step back and realized, for example,
that the fact that someone did use her name and
Social Security number to set up bills in places
she never lived, or racked up bills in places she
no longer lived, that it would mean I would
have to put my name on bills, which they’re
now using against me. When you’re trying to
help somebody who needs help, when you know
you’re going to get married - and this is some-

thing the media will not report - when she has
two children and I have a child - a 6-year-old,
a 10-year-old and a 14-year-old - you need to
do what is in the best interest of those children.
There is no darn way that I’m going to live (out
of his district with Michelle before they wed) every day until I get married. That is just the right
thing to do. I respect the wishes of the woman
I love, even if it’s inconvenient. I did what was
right for the children.

I regret the time I’ve spent
away from my family. I regret
all of the vacations I’ve
missed, all of the weddings
I’ve missed, the time I missed
with my son, helping other
people who, at the first sign
of trouble, ran. I think that
should be a lesson.
If you ever help people get elected to office,
try to just help people you’re friends with. It
makes me think, My God, I’ve spent 25 years of
my life helping other people locally and statewide and what did it get for me? That’s what my
relatives keep asking me, “Why did you help all
of these people? It didn’t do you any good.”
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The two candidates for City Council debated
over questions asked by the audience Oct 19.
Incumbent Robert Smith and Westfield resident
Jose Beyer explained how they could bring in
jobs and make Westfield an ideal destination if
re-elected or elected as city councilman.
Beyer, long-term resident and father of two,
said he’s running for councilman to reel in
spending and make a change in the community.
“I feel we need change, I feel we are out of
control with spending and we need to slow
down,” Beyer said. “I feel in my heart we are
spending on wants and not needs of the community. Sidewalks are dangerous and need attention, people in wheelchairs can’t use them.”
Incumbent Smith, who has served as a volunteer firefighter and is a retired fire chief, said
being a councilman is a job he loves and knows.
“I know where Westfield needs to go and I

can follow it through,” Smith said. “I can make
it a place of destination and control taxes.”
The candidates discussed the Grand Park
Sports Campus, discussing their opposing views
on its impact on the community.
Smith said the complex is the key to Westfield’s growing success.
“Grand Park is an economic engine, it will
decrease tax rates, there will be private-sector
investments that will pay for itself,” Smith said
about concerns of how the complex will be paid
off. “There’s no doubt it’s the greatest thing
that’s ever happened to Westfield, I’m proud to
be a part of it.”
However, Beyer said he’s concerned about
worst-case scenarios.
“Carmel taxpayers are getting the blunt of the
Palladium, Grand Park is a great idea but our
city isn’t big enough to support it,” Beyer said.
“Taxpayers will end up being the ones forking
out all the dough.”

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By Lindsay Eckert
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Westfield mayoral candidates gathered at City
Hall Oct. 19 to answer questions from the audience in a debate. The non-partisan group, The
League of Women Voters, hosted and monitored the event.
Mayor Andy Cook (R), Todd Hoard (I) and
Mike Waite (L) debated on questions from the
audience ranging from Grand Park to tax abatements and what they have to offer Westfield as
a political leader; however, a pressing question
about TIFs provoked a wide array of answers
from the candidates.
Waite, a South Bend native, said TIFs is not
an option he’s impressed with.
“I don’t like it, it locks money in one area, it
relies on one area to develop and you can’t take
it back to help other areas grow,” Waite said.
“It’s not fair, there’s not one study that shows

how it moves business in.”
Hoard said he’s not against it, but it must be
used properly to succeed.
“If it’s not used properly and too much money is drawn there isn’t enough to pay for maintenance,” Hoard said. “If we are going to build
three- and five- story mid rises we are going to
need more experience, more police.”
Cook said TIFs is what keeps cities
competitive.
“It’s an aspect for increasing our economic development to compete with other cities,” Cook
said. “If we do away with it, we can’t compete in
the real world. Businesses won’t locate in Westfield without roads, water and sewers required
to keep up with our growing community.”
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Some of the more challenging impacts on local businesses during construction on US
31 will involve hindered access, decline in customer traffic, possible loss of business and
forced or voluntary business relocation. How would you address these (or other) issues to
support the business community and to stem possible declines in tax base?
The US 31 Freeway will be a tremenwest side, connecting Union Street to
dous asset and an economic developWestern Way. These projects will unment driver for our community when
doubtedly help with traffic disturbances
during the construction process. As
completed. It will also be painful for
it relates to the existing businesses, we
some residents and businesses during
construction. To mitigate some of the
are constantly working with INDOT,
Cook
potential traffic issues, we are currently
the Chamber of Commerce and the
developing the East Access Road (behind
business community to work through
issues or concerns stemming from the project.
Wal-Mart and Marsh), widening 151st Street
We have a team consisting of City, Chamber
and constructing a new round-about on 151st
Street to better move traffic through the area.
and INDOT personnel specifically dedicated to
Additionally, we are working with INDOT
assisting businesses on all aspects of the project.
and the U.S. Department of Transportation
These coordinated efforts will offset the disrupto construct the West Access Road, which is
tion caused by the project before, during and
after construction.
proposed to be located parallel to US 31 on the
and to retain existing Business. But I’m
Lessoning the impact to our existing
afraid that we are going squander a great
businesses will be the challenge. Westopportunity to capitalize on the new
field needs to reach out to our existing
businesses and promote our businesses
improvements and business areas because
we are not competitive on our comto residents and commuters. Businesses
mercial property taxes with surrounding
needs to reach out to the community to
Hoard
communities. By decreasing the high
let us know what there needs are and that
commercial property taxes, I hope to
they are committed to Westfield. We need
retain businesses that have to relocate and attract
to be working hand in hand with INDOT to do
what we can to retain commerce in the City of
businesses wanting to locate to the new high visWestfield. Westfield’s US 31 is currently under
ibility corroder of US 31. We should be able to
construction but once this is completed, Westattract new businesses, employees and customers
with the now shorter commute from other comfield has a great chance to optimize our US 31
as a businesses corroder to attract new business
munities that the US 31 upgrades will give us.
A meeting should be held immediately
between the City of Westfield, INDOT,
and the businesses affected. The last thing
Westfield needs is for another business
to leave our community for Carmel. As
mayor I will bend over backwards to
make this major inconvenience as easy as

possible to these businesses. According to
the county auditor Dawn Coverdale this
office is unable to calculate the property
tax loss at this time. We must have true
figures to answer this question.

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By Brandie Bohney
It isn’t very often that grammatical correctness me to have someone bring him home. Again,
the word choice depends on perspective.
is based on perspective. A few things are based
I once heard someone relate the take-andon the style manual to which one adheres and
bring issue to food: you don’t order bring-out
quite a few decisions can be based on formality
food, you order take-out
and audience. But perspective? Not so much.
I once heard someone relate the take- food. It’s take-out food
But one specific exam- and-bring issue to food: you don’t order because you take it away
from the restaurant and
ple of when perspective
bring-out food, you order take-out food.
take it home. I think the
should have everything
analogy would work betto do with word choice is
ter if delivery services were referred to as bringthe difference between take and bring.
in food since the restaurant is bringing the food
I hear take and bring confused all the time.
to you (at least from your perspective). That
And there’s good reason for that, really. It’s not
would clear it up entirely, would it not?
always immediately obvious which word should
So really, it’s all about whether what you’re
be used. But there is an easy way to remember
talking about is coming or going. And speaking
which word to use when, and it depends enof coming and going, those words also abide by
tirely on your perspective.
the same rules. I ask you to come to the party.
For instance, if I want Uncle Albert at my
You decide to go. I tell you to bring Uncle Alparty, but Al doesn’t drive, I need someone to
bert. You stop to bring him with you.
bring him. He’s coming to me, and I’m stayNow if we can just get that new bring-in deing put, so from my perspective, the word of
choice is bring. From Uncle Albert’s perspective, livery service.
though, the word choice changes. He wants to
come to my party, but he doesn’t drive, so he
Brandie Bohney is a grammar
needs someone to take him there.
enthusiast and former English
teacher. If you have a grammarIf you flip the situation a bit, and Uncle Alrelated question, please email her at
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» Gardening tip – Many gardening
instructions refer to a “frost” or a “hard
freeze.” But what is the difference between a frost and a hard freeze? A frost
refers to the conditions that allow a layer
of ice crystals to form when water vapor condenses and freezes without first
becoming dew. A hard freeze is a period
of at least four consecutive hours of air
temperatures that are below 25 degrees.
Many plants can survive a brief frost, but
very few can survive a hard freeze.
-www.almanac.com
» Local artists featured – The public is
invited to attend the Hamilton County
Artists’ Association’s 61st annual Artists’
Show, Nov. 5 through 18 at the Hamilton
East Public Library in Noblesville. An
opening reception will be held Nov. 5
from 6 to 9 p.m. On all other dates, the
show will be open to the public during
regular library hours.
» More flights to Cuba – By year-end,
four of the largest U.S. airlines will operate about 25 weekly flights to Cuba for
charter companies. AMR Corp.’s American Airlines has been flying to Cuba for
two decades, and JetBlue Airways Corp.
arrived last month. The world’s two biggest carriers by traffic, United Continental
Holdings Inc. and Delta Air Lines Inc., are
resuming weekly service to Cuba after a
seven-year hiatus.
-www.wsj.com
» Get the most out of ice – “One of
my favorite tricks is taking an ingredient in a cocktail and freezing it to make
ice cubes—for instance, turning lime
juice into ice for margaritas. If the ice has
enough flavor, it won’t water down the
drink,” said Jeff Groh of the Ten 01 bar in
Oregon. “In the summer, I add spirits to
ice. The alcohol and sugar keep the ice
from freezing solid, so ice crystals flake
off, creating a sweet goodness best described as ‘slushy-esque.’”
-www.foodandwine.com

20 | November 1, 2011

Westfield author writes of loss and living with it
“I’ve always played with writing,
By Lindsay Eckert
my high school English teacher was a
Lindsay@youarecurrent.com
big encourager for me to write short
A Westfield author is writing to
stories,” Nosler said. “She’s the pertouch the hearts of her book’s readers.
fect example of proper and kind, she’s
A story about loss and tragedy follows
teaching English now in Tanzania to
a family through the emotions folchildren who live in the bush there.
lowing their sister’s illegal abortion.
She’s someone who really listened to
Shauna Nosler, auther of “The Careme and I dedicated this book to her.”
takers” said the emotions related to
Nosler
Nosler, a mother of three, said the
the abortion are only the beginning of
the story. The heart of the story is how the char- process of finishing her novel was engrained in
her daily life and a part of who she is.
acters deal with the event’s sorrow differently.
“I carry index cards everywhere I go. It’s not 9
“Some people can take tragedy and learn to
to 5, but it’s my job,” Nosler said. “Holding the
live with it, and some people let tragedy rule
(published) book in my hands is an awesome
their life,” Nosler said. “The girl who had the
feeling and it makes me want to write more.”
abortion comes to terms with it quicker, but 20
Nosler’s first novel and the support of local book
years later the brother is still devastated by it.”
clubs have inspired her to write a sequel to the novel.
“The Caretakers” is Nosler’s first novel, which
“Some responses from people ask, ‘Why did this
she self-published after working on it for nearly
happen?’ and ‘What happened to this person?’ ”
three years.
Although Nosler is planning a sequel in the
“I spent three years writing it, then I just dropped
all of it and started from scratch; I finished the book future, she’s currently directing her efforts toward a new book, “The Ruby Throats.”
in six weeks after that,” Nosler said. “The characters
“It’s about five women who are friends and
and the plot are similar (to the original version);
decide they need to grow up, they make a plan
however, life changes in three years. When I read
to spend a year living irresponsibly and do
(the original version) I wrote back then I had a new
whatever they want; however, one of the characway of looking at things so I started over.”
ters dies and gives them a new outlook.”
Nosler said her love for writing and expressing
Nosler’s book is available on Amazon and
her thoughts on paper has been a characteristic
Kindles. A local book club will be hosting a
since she was a child, but it was a teacher who
book signing for Nosler at the 116th Street Starinspired her to use paper and a pencil as her crebucks Nov. 12 from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
ative tool to a career in writing.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
The Scoop: Bright, colorful and cheerful are just
three of the many ways to describe the ambience
of Red Robin. The vividly-colored décor highlights a
family-oriented dining experience. Younger family
members will enjoy the games, balloons and a visit
from the Red Robin. For adults, there is a full bar with
several plasma TVs. Of course, don’t forget about
the gourmet hamburgers. Red Robin offers a wide
selection of burgers that feature a variety of toppings
and seasonings. Soups, salads, wraps and other
sandwiches are also on the menu, adding to the many
delightful choices of Red Robin.
Type of Food: Burgers
Price of Entrees: $9.99 to $13.99
Specialties: Gourmet burgers

Chase Stout, manager, Yat’s
Where do you like to eat?
Scotty’s Lakehouse
What do you eat there?
They’ve got about 15
different burgers. So, I
always have a burger.
What do you like about Scotty’s
Lakehouse? My wife and I like the a la carte
items. They have different kinds of fries,
different kinds of mac ‘n’ cheeses. Plus, they
use a lot organic ingredients.
Scotty’s Lakehouse is located at 10158
Brooks School Rd., Fishers. You can reach the
restaurant at 577-2900.

While the rest of the Indianapolis area will be stuck inside
and constrained by the various ice and snow storms coming this
winter, we’ll be living it up at The Stratford!

Cold Weather Turkey Chili
Football season, in our state, begins around
Labor Day and ends usually after Thanksgiving.
Early in the season temperatures are in the high
80s, for our tailgate party, with a hot sun burning us. This is when we need shelter from the
sun, we hope for a breeze and we use sunscreen
to protect our skin. Fast forward to November
and this is the time of the year we serve cold

foods and cold beverages. Things change a lot in
a short three months.
Usually by late season we are expecting snow
or freezing rain and dreading wind blowing a
chill almost right through our bones. This is
when we eat hot foods and drink hot beverages.
It’s the season when we try to look to sit in the
sun and get some shelter from the wind.

Ingredients: 2 lbs. ground turkey; 3 pkgs.
McCormick’s chili mix (or your favorite); 3 28oz.
cans whole-peeled tomatoes (un-drained); 4 15oz.
cans dark red kidney beans (un-drained)
To Prepare: Brown the turkey in a large pot, drain
it if you must, and then add everything else. Bring
the mixture to a low boil and then reduce the heat
to allow the chili to simmer for one hour. Stir the
mixture occasionally. Serve with oyster crackers or
French bread. If you have children at your party, you
can float some hot dogs in this chili for 15 minutes

and serve them on buns to the kids. WARNING:
Unless you tailgate with wimps, you’ll need to have
enough chili to serve everyone at least two bowls
of this cold weather favorite. The whole tomatoes
become very hot and sooth one’s pipes in the sorethroat cold weather post-game tailgate party

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At The Stratford we don’t have to go outside to get to our grand
dining room for a delicious, hot meal. We don’t have to drive anywhere
to pick out a good read from our library. No one has to hit the sidewalk
to travel to the wellness center for some exercise (ours is just down
the hall in the clubhouse). We don’t even have to clean up after our
parties because the amazing staff here does it for us.
In short, while the rest of the area is digging out—we‘ll be living it up!
This could be you this winter, so call 317-733-9560 now and ask our
Lifestyle Advisors about the benefits of living at The Stratford. By the
first snow of this year—you’ll be glad you did!

Joe Drozda is a Carmel resident and an
author about sports and food. You may
contact him at drozda@tailgatershandbook.
com or visit www.tailgatershandbook.com.

Now – Nov. 20
Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre: It’s a Wonderful Life 9301 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis
“It’s a Wonderful Life” tells the story of the goodhearted but downtrodden George Bailey, who
has spent his life making sacrifices for others.
Celebrate the beginning of the holiday season
with this heartwarming family show, and rejoice
as George realizes the tremendous impact his life
has had on the world around him.
Details: For tickets visit www.beefandboards.
com or call 317-872-9664.

Thursday to Saturday
Follow the North Star – Conner Prairie, 13400
Allisonville Rd., Fishers, will host its annual Follow the North Star at 7:30 p.m. Learn what it
was like to be a runaway slave on the Underground Railroad and explore the fears and challenges faced by fugitive slaves making their way
through 1839 Indiana. Cost is $20 for non-members, $17 for members. For more information,
call 776-6006 or visit www.connerprairie.org.
Saturday
Chicken Noodle Dinner & Bazaar – The Emmanuel United Methodist annual Chicken
Noodle Dinner and Bazaar will be held from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. All proceeds from the
event go to support local and global missions.
The delicious homemade chicken noodle dinner,
which includes sides and various desserts, will be
served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adult dinners are
$7 and children age 4 to 10 are $4. Carryout is
available. Do your early holiday shopping at the
bazaar featuring more than 20 booths or indulge
at the bake sale. Emmanuel United Methodist
Church is located at 16000 Cumberland Rd.,
Noblesville. For more information, contact Brenda Forbes at 439-8488 or email bsf52@aol.com.

Today and Wednesday
Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre: Amadeus
3 Center Green, Suite 200, Carmel
Peter Shaffer’s award-winning “Amadeus” combines fiction and history to explore the dramatic
rivalry between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and
Antonio Salieri, the late 18th century court composer for the Emperor of Austria, who escorts
the audience through his recollection of the
events leading to Mozart’s death.
Details: For tickets visit www.civictheatre.org or
call 317-843-3800.
Wednesday
Homemade auction – The Roaring 20s Extension Homemakers Club will host its annual Fall
Homemade Auction Wednesday at the Arcadia Town Hall, 208 W. Main St. The event will
include a large variety of items – from jewelry
to baked goods – and are all handcrafted and
homemade. Refreshments will begin at 6:30 p.m.
with the auction starting at 7 p.m. All proceeds
will be donated to various local charities.

Saturday
Domestic Violence Awareness Tea – Enjoy
a five-course tea, including scones, finger
sandwiches and desserts during the Domestic
Violence Awareness Tea from 11:30 am. To 4
p.m. at the R.L. Wilson House, 273 S. Eighth St.,
Noblesville. Cost is $22.95 and a portion of the
proceeds will benefit Prevail, Inc. for victims
of crime and abuse. For more information, call
770-9399.

DISPATCHES
» America’s dirtiest surfaces – Everyday
objects with an
adenosine triphosphate reading of
300 or higher are
considered to have
a high risk for illness transmission,
researchers have
said. So how many
of the germiest surfaces contained an ATP
reading of 300 or more? According to a new
survey, 71 percent of gas pump handles; 68
percent of mailbox handles; 43 percent of
escalator rails; 41 percent of ATM buttons; 40
percent of parking meters/kiosks; 35 percent
of crosswalk buttons and 35 percent of vending machine buttons.
-www.abcnews.go.com
» Heartburn, or something else? – Although
gallstones don’t always cause symptoms, a
stone blocking your bile duct can hurt, usually
in the middle or upper-right side of the abdomen. Pain may be cramping, dull, or sharp, and
often strikes minutes after you eat. If you’re
experiencing stomach pain after meals that
doesn’t improve after you take an over-thecounter acid-suppressing medication, gall-

stones should be suspected, says Joel Richter,
MD, of Temple University School of Medicine.
-www.health.com
» Prevent migraines without drugs – Exercise has been
found to
prevent migraines just
as well as
medicine
and relaxation
techniques,
according
to a new
study released from
a university
in Sweden.
In the study,
migraine
patients were divided into three groups. One
group was told to exercise for 40 minutes
three times a week, another took a common
migraine-preventative drug based on the
substance topiramate and a third group was
given relaxation exercises. After six months,
migraine frequency dropped the same
amount for all three groups.
-www.prevention.com

GI JIVE: ThE MusIc
and EnTErTaInErs
of World War II*
The Palladium (FourTh Floor)
mondays – Fridays
11 am – 4 Pm
spanning nearly forty years of american
music history, The Michael Feinstein Great
American Songbook Archive & Gallery is
one of the finest collections of memorabilia
ever assembled from an era that included
George Gershwin, indiana’s own Cole
Porter and hoagie Carmichael and more.
* In partnership with the Indiana Chapter of the
United Service Organization (USO)
PiCTured: Gi JiVe hiGhliGhTs Famous
uso PerFormers and inCludes rare
FooTaGe From CamP shows.

The skinny behind surgery
COMMENTARY
By Barry Eppley
Best questions of the week from my inbox:
Q: How long do silicone-gel breast implants
last? I’ve heard the thicker shell and the more
cohesive gel increases the longevity of the silicone implants. What is the average life span
of the improved silicone implants?
A: The reality is no one knows for sure how
long any breast implant will last. It is presumed
newer generation silicone gel implants will
last longer than those in the past and it would
certainly seem to be true with improved manufacturing methods and materials development;
however, until the currently-used silicone gel
implants have been used for 15 to 20 years,
their average lifespan will remain speculative. It
is important to recognize most breast implants
will eventually rupture, it’s good to have an understanding of the manufacturer’s warranty.
Q: I am in need of some breast help. I have
breast-fed all three of my children. I have also
lost 45 pounds over the past year through
diet and exercise; now my breasts are saggy. I,
without question, need a breast lift. Can I get
by without breast implants. I’m happy with

the size of my breasts when I wear a good bra
(currently 40D) but unhappy with how deflated and saggy they are without a bra.
A: Breast lifts do an excellent job of lifting
and tightening the shape of the breast mound.
By keeping the same amount of breast tissue and lifting and tightening the ‘bag’ which
contains them, this does create a less saggy and
more round breast. This is particularly true in
the bottom pole of the breast and less in the
upper pole of the breast. After a breast-lift surgery, the upper pole of the breast is quite round
and full; however, as the tissues relax and settle,
much of the upper pole fullness will be lost. If
one doesn’t mind some rebound flattening of
the upper breast pole, then I think you would
be fine with only a breast lift. However, if your
goal is to have a rounder and a fuller upper
breast pole long-term, then a small implant will
be needed to accomplish that breast shape goal.
Dr. Eppley is an Indianapolis
board-certified plastic surgeon.
Comments can be sent to info@
eppleyplasticsurgery.com

CARMEL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
D AV I D B O W D E N

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

2011-12 SEASON

RESIDENT ORCHESTRA AT THE PALL ADIUM

Angela Brown

Di Wu

Cameron Carpenter

RESURRECTION

» Can NSAIDs cut cancer deaths? – Older women who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
— such as aspirin or ibuprofen — appear to have a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer than
women who don’t use these medications, a large new study suggests. Women who reported using
these drugs at the beginning of the study and three years later had a roughly 30 percent lower rate of
death from colorectal cancer than women who did not take the drugs or discontinued taking them,
according to the American Association for Cancer Research. While the study found an association
between NSAID use and a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, it did not prove a cause-and-effect.
-www.health.com

Subscriptions: 317.844.9717
Artists, repertoire, dates and times
subject to change.

ADDITIONAL SEASON SUPPORT PROVIDED BY:

I gave my “To-Do” list
to Mr. Handyman...
and he took care
of everything!

Bathroom remodel

HOLIDAYS
WITH ANGELA!
Angela Brown, Soprano

Music Matters at 6:45pm CONCERT HALL

Gutter cleaning & repair

PRESENTS

SAT, DEC 10 • 3pm & 7:30pm

FORREST in paradisum
MAHLER Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”

Busby Eye Care

Indianapolis Children’s Choir

UPCOMING CONCERTS:

SYMPHONY

TICKETS VIA THE CENTER’S BOX OFFICE

» Stop grazing – A few years back, “grazing” came into
vogue in dieting circles. But a study published in 2010 found
that people who eat low-calorie diets feel more satisfied
when they eat three times a day compared to six times a
day, suggesting that mini meals aren’t beneficial for appetite
control. Eating constantly throughout the day increases
salivary secretion and the production of digestive enzymes
that stimulate the gut. Instead, divide your calories around
three meals and one or two snacks, going at least three hours
and up to four or five without eating. The goal is to eat when you’re hungry but not starving, which
reduces the risk of overeating.
-www.fitbie.com

DISPATCHES
» Santarossa opens in IDC – Santarossa
will open in the Indiana Design Center with
a grand opening celebration Nov. 12 from 2
to 8 p.m. The grand opening will coincide
with an IDC Community Open House from 5
to 8 p.m. featuring special showroom offers,
artists and the latest home and holiday products to arrive at IDC. For more information,
visit www.indianadesigncenter.com.
» A perfect match – Problem: You choose
your foundation color by matching it to
the skin on your arm and it doesn’t seem to
blend into your face. Solution: The skin on
the inner part of your arm hasn’t had the
sun exposure your face has, so the color is
not the same. Ask if you can test it directly
on your face.
-www.bhg.com
» Hair-care myth – Myth: Switching shampoos can make hair look healthier. Truth: It
may seem so, but experts scoff. “Hair can’t
tell the difference between brands or build
up tolerance to any product,” says Londonbased hair and scalp expert Philip Kingsley.
“Your favorite shampoo will work the same
every time you lather up, week after week,

month after month.” If you have very oily
hair or favor a particularly sticky styling
product that contains wax, it does pay to use
a clarifying shampoo once every two weeks
to wash away residue. Good Housekeeping’s
Beauty Department recommends Redken
Hair Cleansing Cream and Neutrogena AntiResidue Shampoo.
-www.goodhousekeeping.com

Two Names You Can Trust

» Balenciaga gets wick-ed – Now there’s a
way to worship at
the altar of Nicolas
Ghesquiere without
dropping thousands of dollars:
the brand’s just
released their first
candle. L’Essence
is inspired by their
latest fragrance (of
the same name), a soft mix of moss, flowers, and leaves as an ode to Ghesquiere’s
appreciation for violets. It comes in a sleek
mercury-glass canister and could (maybe)
provide temporary gratification while you’re
waiting to purchase the brand’s amazing
high-waisted spring jeans. The candle’s available at Balenciaga boutiques in November, or
Bergdorf Goodman starting now, for $65.
-www.elle.com

Greetings from High Point Furniture Show
COMMENTARY
By Vicky Earley
Greetings from the Fall 2011 High Point Furniture Show, the world’s epicenter of home furnishing trends. I wish you were here. I am writing
this on day three as I tend to my tired feet and
blisters, the universal malady of furniture mart.
I confess I adore going to Mart. For one
week, twice a year, I am like a four-year-old at
Disney World. The thrill of peeking into the
crystal ball of interior decorating trends gives
me child-like butterflies of excitement.
The first trend of the Fall 2011 show is the
focus on collections mapping our lives. These en
masse objects d’arte are in vignettes as bottles,
vintage games, framed art and anything reflecting who we are and where we have been.
Customization is a strong trend simply because
it has become more accessible. It is also a result
of an increasing consumer demand for homes to
differentiate from the neighbors’ homes.
Designs for small spaces are still gaining in
popularity as the size of the American home
shrinks. The expectation a piece of furniture will
multi-task has become the norm and an ottoman without storage is almost an anomaly now.
Second homes and vacation homes are on the
rise as real estate prices remain depressed leaving
costal and lake-cottage décor strong. Some of
these elements, such as shells, have spilled over
into main stream décor with a smooth transition.
British Invasion is as strong as it was in 1964

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when Ed Sullivan hosted the “Fab Four.” William, Kate and Pippa might be the source of this
novel preoccupation or it just might be nostalgia
for the scratchy stains of “Let It Be” revolving
on a turntable.
Celebrity-designer branding is as big as ever.
Candace Olsen, Barclay Butterra and Kathy
Ireland have lent their names to everything from
cork floors and chandeliers to sofas. Celebrity
brands help guide a consumer to a type of look,
but often help to inflate the pricing.
Raw and weathered wood paired with linen
still reign throughout furniture mart-dom.
Espresso or black wood is a trend manufacturers would like to put to bed, the customers
still want it. Although it has been shelved in
contemporary decorating settings, we will continue to see it in traditional décor.
Made in USA has taken on a new importance and is announced with every opportunity.
The uncertainty in China and the exchange
rate combined with the increased cost of shipping, vendors are looking closer to home. At
this week’s High Point Market, the domestic
production theme will be on display in a
16,000-square-foot Made in America Pavilion

Friday, November 4th

Vicky Earley is the principal
designer for Artichoke Designs in
downtown Carmel. If you have an
interior design question, please
contact artichokedesigns@aol.com.

Current in Westfield

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Favorite Fall Polishes
• Hair
• Skin
• Nails
• Massage

There’s absolutely nothing better than pumpkin spice
lattes, apple picking, and…. a perfect shade of fall nail
polish?! We think so! Fall is the perfect time to play
around with trendy dark shades and bold colors. This
year instead of going back to your typical dark red, try
a bold mustard yellow, deep turquoise or rusty
pumpkin hue.

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techs who can find your perfect shade! We love
“Clubbing til Sunrise”, “OPI on Collins Ave”, and
“Petit Elephant”!

How To: Beachy Hair All Year Long
The weather may be getting cold but you can still have
that “tousled from the beach look” no matter what the
temperature. Follow this guide and wear your beachy
waves under a cute winter hat!

Enjoy!

$20 haircut with our
Men’s Specialist,
Norma. ($5 off)

• Prep
Wash hair as normal and wrap hair in a towel to
absorb extra moisture.
• Spray
Spray damp hair with Aquage Sea Salt Texturizing
Spray (found at Salon 01). The sea salt will add the
texture necessary to hold a natural curl.
• Style
Using a “Curls Like Us” towel, gently scrunch the hair to add
volume and enhance your natural curl.
• Set
For the best result, allow hair to air-dry naturally, and then touch it up
with a curling iron if necessary. If you’re pressed for time and need to
blow dry, use a wide tooth comb to pick up hair at the roots and blow
dry, roots to ends, with high heat.
• Shine
Rub a drop of Salon 01 Shine drops through the ends of your hair for
a polished finish!

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facial cleansing brushes. This technology was actually created by a company called
Clarisonic. The Clarisonic brand is not available in drugstores, though many imitation
cleansing brush systems exist. Salon 01 carries the Clarisonic Pro for Face & Body. This
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Creating a more functional kitchen for a family
REMODELING
By Larry Greene
ORIGINAL KITCHEN: This home
was built in 2001 at the Springknoll
subdivision in Zionsville. The family lived in the home for almost nine
years before they wanted more space
in their kitchen for their family to
properly function. According to the
homeowners, “The island was too
small. The breakfast nook was not
used. The cabinets were getting beat
up. The appliances were outdated. We
wanted to put in a wine refrigerator.”
CREATING NEW FUNCTIONALITY: The new design provides the homeowners
with a more functional kitchen. They noted,
“We spend most of our family time in the
kitchen. We have two boys, nine and 12. It’s
been a great experience for all of us in our new
and functioning kitchen.”
CABINET DETAILS: The perimeter and island
countertops are granite in a blue-eyes color. The
backsplash is Adex-beveled subway tile in Neri
White installed in a staggered pattern with white
grout. The cabinets are full overlay semi-custom
cabinets in a Heritage door-style. The perimeter

Before
cabinets are painted white and the island is painted black. All drawers were upgraded to five-piece,
full extension and soft close. The island overhang
is supported by decorative and turned legs. Finally, new glass doors were installed for the wall
cabinets above the dry bar area.
NEW ISLAND FEATURES: The homeowner
commented, “We love the island. We eat around
the island all of the time. We don’t have a dining
room so everything is centered in the kitchen.
We love the color contrast between the island
and the rest of the cabinets in the kitchen. We

After
love the granite that was chosen. The colors are
black, gray and white. The granite has a blue
design in it that is a rare find. The design stands
out with the fixtures chosen during our remodel
design phase. It is just a nice subtle look.”

Larry Greene is the president of
Case Design/Remodeling, a fullservice design/build firm serving
Hamilton County. Contact him at
lgreene@indy.rr.com.

DISPATCHES
» Green-glowing cats - U.S. scientists have developed a strain of
green-glowing cats with cells that
resist infection from a virus that
causes feline AIDS, a finding that
may help prevent the disease in
cats and advance AIDS research in
people. The study, published Sunday
in the journal Nature Methods, involved inserting monkey genes that
block the virus into feline eggs, or
oocytes, before they are fertilized.
The scientists also inserted jellyfish
genes that make the modified cells
glow an eerie green color — making
the altered genes easy to spot. Tests
on cells taken from the cats show

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they are resistant to feline immunodeficiency virus, or FIV, which causes
AIDS in cats.
-Reuters
» Insurance for older pets – Ten
years ago, once a cat or dog turned
8 years old, it was next to impossible to buy insurance for him or her.
Today, a few companies have no age
limit at all, and the cutoff for others
is into the double digits. Know that
as your pet ages, policy prices can
rise as much as 10 percent with each
year (this usually translates into only
a few more dollars each month).
-www.prevention.com

Be brave with your buddy
COMMENTARY
By John Mikesell
There is an unfortunate myth floating
around in some parts of the dog-training world. The myth says if you give
reassurance to a fearful dog you will
reinforce his fearful behavior; therefore,
you must ignore your dog when he’s
trembling at your feet in fear.
Hogwash. Think back in your own
life to a time when you were very frightened or upset. Did it help you feel better to have someone you trusted come up and put his or her arm around
you and calmly reassure you everything was going to be
alright? Of course it did. Our dogs aren’t any different.
When emotions run high, we are more concerned
with helping our dogs get those emotions back under
control. When a dog is afraid, the emotional part of the
brain, the amygdale, takes over, and the thinking part
of the brain, the cortex, doesn’t work well. The over-

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threshold dog isn’t even capable of connecting his behavior to reinforcement,
which is why we try hard in behaviormodification protocols to keep the dog
below threshold so learning can happen.
If he is shaking in fear, your calm voice
and slow, gentle petting can be hugely
reassuring to him; however, fast rubbing and anxious tone are not. Izzy was
fearful of other dogs and storms when
she came to live with me. It took some
work, but she gradually overcame her fear of other dogs.
Thunderstorms were another story. She was aggressive
and she tried to chase the thunder. Karma is also afraid
of storms, but she is doing better. I always try to hold her
when she starts shaking and she calms down a little now.
It is a work in progress. Don’t be afraid to try.
John Mikesell, owner of Izzy’s Place, A dog Bakery in Carmel, can be
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group in the U.S., according
to economists at Northwestern University.
When the economy grows, their incomes
grow up to three times faster than the rest of
the country’s. When the economy falls, their
incomes fall two or three times as much. The
super-high earners have the biggest crashes.
The number of Americans making $1 million
or more fell 40 percent between 2007 and
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The PLUS Score ranges from 330 to 830.
TransUnion’s credit score product also is not
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companies are looking to keep older workers
as part-time workers and consultants and
46 percent are trying to entice older workers
to stay as full-time employees. In 1985, 10.8
percent of people over 65 worked full-time
or part-time. By 2011, that figure rose to over
18 percent, according to the AARP Public
Policy Institute.
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Deadlines get it started
COMMMENTARY
By David Cain
People will go to greater lengths to avoid pain
than they will to satisfy a desire. The statement
could change your life or your business. Think
about it in the context of your daily activities and you’ll see the power. Most actions are
ignited in an effort to avoid pain than to find
pleasure.
I live with three women and can attest firmly
people tend to rally around pains. Talking about
pains and problems represent an estimated 65
percent of our conversations and it is a primary
driver of actions. We all spend time working on
resolving issues, pains and problems. It takes a
lot of energy, effort and discussion. Do you have
a goal? How much time do you spend working
on achieving it? Usually our efforts focus on the
pain, not the payout.
How will knowing this help you? Well, it’s
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terested in getting rid of their problems than
satisfying their desire, unless the desire is their
problem (achieve this or your fired).
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be more likely to believe you have the solution.
The biggest pains get solved first. I spent the
weekend working because I had a deadline.
Milestones are great, but deadlines get the job
finished, they are just another form of pain.
Watch your actions; see what actually makes
you do the things you do. You’ll begin to see
beneath it all you are more motivated by what
bad might come from the situation. Knowing
this simple fact can allow you to better position
what you do – at home or work – as a solution
to someone else’s problems. It’s more effective
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Seasonal sales for houses
LOCAL REAL ESTATE
By Jim Litten
The housing market continues to stabilize
across Central Indiana. In September, home
sales climbed more than 5 percent, inventory
tightened by 13.6 percent, and year-to-date sales
prices of homes inched up 1.8 percent to an
average of $152,554, according to F.C. Tucker’s
most recent housing report.
Compared to the nine-county Central Indiana region that F.C. Tucker tracks, Hamilton
County homes sold for an average of $244,799,
which is nearly level to the average year-todate sales price in September 2010. Homes in
Westfield, in particular, sold for an average of
$269,666 in September – a 9.6 percent increase
over the same time last year. A total of 31 homes
sold last month, compared to 41 in September
2010. Twenty-four homes sold for $299,999
or less; five sold in the $300,000 to $499,999
range; and two sold at $500,000 and above.
Neighboring communities of Carmel and
Fishers experienced a nice surge in sales, with 97
homes sold in Carmel and 31 in Fishers. Home

prices in Carmel and Fishers, however, were
down 7.3 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively,
while Noblesville’s home prices were up 0.2
percent compared to the same period in 2010.
Noblesville sold just 19 fewer homes last month
compared to September 2010.
As the leaves turn and weather grows colder,
the housing market naturally winds down. It’s
a perfect time to attend to home maintenance.
Make sure your heating system runs properly
and consider an inspection by a qualified heating contractor. Check for roof damage and loose
or missing shingles, repairs of which could put
off a larger, more costly roof replacement in the
future. A little extra attention now in these areas
will hopefully head off any potential inspection
issues when it comes time to sell your home.

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by sending an email to editorial@
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Spirituality
mercy and grace.
By Bob Walters
God is with us, about us, for us and in us.
We look at God and ask “Why?”
He created us. Jesus Christ is the author of all
We struggle with faith and ask “How?”
knowledge.” The Holy Spirit is God’s light in
The Bible says a lot about why (For God so
our reverent lives and
loved the world …) but
comfort in our human
not much about how.
challenges. God is eternal
God could, so he did.
God is a God of action
unrelenting, he purBut, how did He do it?
and creativity; a God of and
sues us.
Why does it matter? Why
What do we do? We
did He bother?
life and courage. He is a
get stuck at “why” and
Conversely, church
God of accountability and “how.” Instead of woris full of “how” but not
a great God,we
much “why.” Pray, read
generosity, of judgment and shipping
worship the diminished
the Bible, be baptized,
peace of mercy and grace. idols of why and how
go to communion and
in knowledge. We focus
serve. Repeat. That’s how.
on us.
Amen. God said so.
When we demand finite answers to God-sized
But why? There’s only one Father-Son-Holy
Spirit. Why so many doctrines? John 14:6 plain- questions, we limit faith. We limit truth and
lose focus on everything-ness of God.
ly quotes Jesus Christ: “I am the way and the
Love God, and love others … and limitations
truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
go away.
except through me.”
But how? “Tell me why, Lord,” we beg. “I’ll
believe, tell me how I’ll know.”
Not that anyone besides Bob
We’re desperate for faith and plead for anWalters (rlwcom@aol.com) is
counting, but this marks five years
swers, but we overlook the obvious. The Bible
– 260 straight weeks dating back
gives us a clear picture of who God is and what
to November 7, 2006 – of filing
God does.
this Christian column for Current
God is a God of action and creativity; a God
newspapers. Thanks to all. A book is
of life and courage. He is a God of accounton the way.

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Invites you to join us for the Celebration of Philanthropy
and the presentation of the Living Legacy Award

COMMENTARY
BY Dick Wolfsie
On the Wolfsie refrigerator, next to a photo
of me hugging Goofy at Disney World (I was
a mere 57 years old at the time) is Mary Ellen’s
list of items to be purchased on her next trip to
the supermarket.
Mary Ellen’s list is a model for all Americans
who want to eat healthy. There’s skim milk,
low-fat cottage cheese, and skinless chicken
breasts. Here’s the question: If that’s pretty much
what the list always looks like, how did all that
other crapola we eat end up in our kitchen?
Who smuggled in the chips? I am the culprit, of
course, and that is why I avoid food shopping
with my wife. When we do go together, I’m on
a very short leash and the chances of getting
any treats are zero, even if I beg. I wish my wife
would treat me even more like a dog. I deserve it.
We used to go the store together all the time.
She thought it was important for our relationship to walk down the aisle making food choices
as a couple. She was confusing its significance
with the aisle we walked down 30 plus years
ago. But there’s a huge difference: After I said
“I do” in l980, Mary Ellen didn’t say, “I don’t
think this is good for you,” or “Are you sure this
is what you really want?” and when we kissed
during the service, she definitely didn’t say: “You
still have plenty of this back home.”
I’m second-guessed about everything I put in
the shopping cart. Here are some of Mary El-

len’s favorite expressions:
No one still living eats white bread.
Yes, we do need baked beans, if you don’t
count the 24 cans on top of the pool table.
Why are you buying low-fat trail mix bars?
You know you’re not going to eat them.
Why are you buying cheese puffs? You know
you’re just going to eat them.
Mary Ellen has junk-food radar and more often
than not, she’ll locate my hidden cache with just a
glance. I do try to sneak things into the basket, but
it’s tough to hide a large Tombstone pizza under
a can of peaches. Having to put an item back on
the shelf is the most humiliating thing that can
happen to a guy—at least in public.
Recently, I ran into a friend at the grocery.
“Hey, Dick, doing a little reverse shopping, are
you? You must be here with the wife.”
To avoid future embarrassment, I told Mary
Ellen that this week I was going to go to the
store alone. She said that was fine, and Saturday
morning she handed me a sheet of paper.
“Thank you, Mary Ellen, but I don’t need a
shopping list.”
“Oh, it’s not a shopping list. It’s a permission
slip.”

Dick Wolfsie is an author,
columnist, and speaker. Contact
him at wolfsie@aol.com.

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Goober TV steals air waves
those shows are goobers? You’re right. The gooCOMMENTARY
bers are the ones who watch.
By Mike Redmond
Motor scooters. Yeah, they’re trendy. Yeah,
Things I am tired of, in no particular order:
Kardashians. All of them (and there seems to they seem to be operated by people who aren’t
as smart as a sack of hammers. The other day I
be a limitless supply). I see no reason for these
saw a kid riding down a
people to be so much of a
Before TV abandoned any notion of
four-lane thoroughfare
blip in the American condecency, these people would have
on one while talking on a
sciousness. You can’t turn
been presented on the evening news as cell phone who ran a red
on your computer, TV
somebody Charles Kuralt bumped into light. This isn’t the first
or look at the magazine
rack at the grocery store when he took a wrong turn on his way to time I’ve had to do that
the Kansas City Mustard Festival.
for one of those clowns.
without a Kardashian
Talent shows. I problooking back at you. This
might be understandable if they were a family of ably should have included this with the goober
thing. Once when I was trapped inside on a
scientists curing cancer, but I haven’t seen them
rainy day at Grandma’s, a woman on Ted Mack’s
doing anything, except be a Kardashian.
Original Amateur Hour played “Yankee DooGoober TV. Also known as “watching semidle” on her dentures. After that experience, I try
toothless people cackle with delight when city
to put talent shows out of your mind forever.
folks try to catch fish bare-handed.” Before TV
Facebook Complainers. I’ve overheard peoabandoned any notion of decency, these people
would have been presented on the evening news ple complaining about changes to Facebook. To
which I say: How much did you pay for it?
as somebody Charles Kuralt bumped into when
That’s it for now, except, one of the things I’m
he took a wrong turn on his way to the Kansas
City Mustard Festival. Now they have fan clubs. really tired of is being tired of things.
But lest you think I am picking on the semitoothless cackler community. I also count any
Mike Redmond is an author,
reality shows involving junk, storage lockers,
journalist, humorist and
tattoos, pawnshops, brides, fashion victims or
speaker. Write him at mike@
housewives as goober TV.
mikeredmondonline.com or P.O.
Box 44385, Indianapolis, IN 46244.
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